Decade

Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson has dashed fans' hopes for a reunion of the band's most famous line-up, insisting he'd prefer to work with his current bandmates. The rocker admits he's "bemused by the fan gossip" linked to the musicians "at my side in concert" and has released a statement on the band’s official website, insisting there will be no classic line-up reunion.
The Thick As a Brick hitmaker writes, "All of the musicians in the current band have performed as members of Jethro Tull during the last decade. They are fine musicians, wonderful people and my closest friends."
He adds, "There have been, arguably, 26 members of Jethro Tull over the years, a big extended family of musicians - a family who are usually delighted to see each other again after a period of absence, but sometimes with the proviso that after a warm and welcoming cup of tea, they won’t stay for lunch.
"You know how it is. Each of them has brought great joy and musical success to me in their different and unique ways. But forgive us if we don’t actually want to wake up in bed next to each other in the present day. I am sure they will feel the same - especially after a veggie (vegetarian) curry the night before."

Rocker Ronnie Wood's daughter-in-law Fearne Cotton has announced she's leaving her BBC Radio 1 show after a decade with the station to concentrate on motherhood, among other things. The revered British broadcaster is pregnant with her second child and the father is Ronnie's son Jesse. The news of Cotton's departure comes just days after top Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe revealed plans to quit his popular evening show.

Former Camel frontman Chris Rainbow has died, aged 68. The Scottish singer, real name Christopher Harley, also recorded with Alan Parsons, who broke the news of his death in a post on his website on Thursday (26Feb15).
The Alan Parsons Project leader wrote, "It was with great sadness that I read today of the passing of Chris Rainbow. He was an amazing talent and an integral part of the Project sound... I will always remember his funny stories, his mimicking ability and his hilarious catchphrases. Sessions with him were always filled with laughter. I will miss him greatly."
Rainbow worked with the Alan Parsons Project on 1979′s Eve album, and joined the band for several recording sessions in the following decade until Parsons dissolved the group in 1988.
He also recorded and toured with Camel and appeared on solo albums recorded by Yes frontman Jon Anderson. He also tasted solo success in the late 1970s.
Camel star Andy Latimer tells Classic Rock, "So sad to hear of the passing of Chris Rainbow. He was an amazing talent and a friend. RIP."

Filmmaker James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron are planning to turn the California school they opened in 2006 into the first all-vegan educational centre in the U.S. The Avatar director and his actress wife founded the Muse School in Calabasas nearly a decade ago, and its main goal is to teach kids about taking care of the environment.
This autumn (15), they will be introducing a new scheme to the school, banning meat and only serving meals which are completely plant-based.
Cameron tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Plant-based eating - meaning the meals that are served at Muse will be 100 per cent plant-based. The average person would say vegan, but we say whole food, plant-based. It's about raising kids who don't think it's strange or exotic or worthy of a pat on the back to be doing the right thing for the living biosphere."

Singer/songwriter Ben Lee is hoping to raise funds for the Q'ero People of Peru with sales of his star-studded new mix tape. The Australian star is celebrating his new partnership with Warner Bros. Records with the release of A Mix Tape From Ben Lee, which features guests Ben Folds, Zooey Deschanel and Sean Lennon, among others.
The mixtape recordings are available on a "donate what you want" basis, beginning at $1, with all proceeds from sales of the download benefiting The Q'ero Project, which supports the basic needs of Quechua natives in the province of Paucartambo, Peru.
Since 2013, Lee has worked with the non-profit Inkarri Cultural Organization, which supports the conservation and development of the Q'ero People and their spiritual tradition.
Celebrating the release and his new record deal, Lee says, "This is a very exciting time for me artistically and professionally. After almost 23 years in the music business I never presume to know what is around the next corner, and I certainly didn't see signing to Warner Bros. Records coming.
"The release of the mixtape project is a great milestone for me, as it has been in the works for over a decade. I'm looking forward to sharing the music with my loyal fans, as well as supporting one of my favourite charities, Inkarri, for their wonderful Q'ero Project.
Meanwhile, Lee will release Big Love - his first new single from his upcoming Warner Bros. Records album debut Love is the Great Rebellion - on Record Store Day in April (15).

Actress Emma Watson and singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham have been named among the most inspirational women of the decade in a U.K. magazine poll. The former Spice Girls star beat out competition from supermodels Kate Moss and Cara Delevingne to come top of the fashion category as voted for by readers of Britain's Grazia magazine.
Harry Potter star Watson came top of the entertainment section, beating the likes of Adele and Beyonce, while Girls creator Lena Dunham was named the most inspirational in culture, ahead of Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James and Potter writer J.K. Rowling.
Teenage activist Malala Yousafzai beat former U.S. First Lady Hillary Clinton to the top politics prize.

Yngwie Malmsteen's former keyboardist Mats Olausson has been found dead at a hotel in Thailand. Olausson, whose full name was Mats Johan Olausson, is believed to have died in his room in Rayong at least 24 hours before his body was discovered, according to the Bangkok Post.
The 54-year-old Swedish star was found by hotel staff who became concerned after they noticed he had not left his room during his seven-day stay.
A police spokesman has confirmed officers do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances and they are investigating the possibility alcohol may have been a factor. A postmortem examination is set to be carried out in a bid to determine his cause of death.
Former Journey singer Jeff Scott Soto, who worked with Olausson on an album for the band Talisman, paid tribute in a post on Facebook.com, writing, "I am very sad to learn this news. My friend, keyboardist Mats Olausson, was found dead in a hotel room in Thailand... I'd known Mats since 1990 when he played keys on the first Talisman album. We carried on our friendship through his tenure with Yngwie. (He was) an amazing soul and good friend. RIP, brother!"
Olausson joined Malmsteen's band to work on the guitar legend's fifth album, 1990's Eclipse, and performed with the group for a decade. He also performed with bands including Talisman, Ark, Evil Masquerade and Iron Mask.

Reclusive The Deer Hunter director Michael Cimino has broken his silence about reports suggesting he's transitioning into a woman, insisting the story is the latest "false" news written about him. Cimino claims his anti-media stance, which has kept him out of the headlines for over a decade, often backfires and reporters run with tall tales and lies.
Asked about the reports regarding his sexuality in a rare interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the filmmaker says, "There have been so many false things written about me by people who don't know me... I don't even want to go there, OK? I don't know what that bulls**t is all about. It's worse than a rumour, it's personal assassination.
"If you can't stop somebody from working and making movies that you hate, what's the next best thing? Destroy them personally... It's absurd. I don't want to really go into it. It's stupid how these things get going. But it seems to me that I am a fount of fodder.
"Because people don't see me around a lot, I'm the source of all sorts of rumour."

Personal trainer and amputee Jack Eyers will walk the runway at New York Fashion Week for designer Antonio Urzi. Eyers' right leg was amputated a decade ago, when he was 16, due to a condition called Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency, which results in one leg being shorter than the other.

Actor Charlie Sheen has spoken out in defence of embattled U.S newsman Brian Williams after he was suspended for embellishing a brush with death while reporting on the Iraq War over a decade ago. The NBC News anchor, father of Girls actress Allison Williams, was suspended from his NBC post for six months this week (begs09Feb15) after he was exposed for lying about his experiences in Iraq, falsely claiming he was onboard a U.S. forces helicopter targeted by opposition gunmen in 2003.
A number of details in Williams' other reports over the years have since come under scrutiny, but Sheen insists he is standing by the journalist and has penned a tribute to the newsman in a series of Twitter.com posts.
Taking to the microblogging site on Wednesday (11Feb15), he writes, "First off, THANK YOU, for 24 years of inimitable professionalism and top shelf brilliance, as a stone cold passion driven and (PERFECTLY) fact based journalist.
"Every other person alive, (with a TV) who relied and still do, on your poetic, insightful and NOBLE sacrifices, that made our longest nights shorter, and our shortest nights safer. You good sir, are a hero in my 'Entire Library.'"
Sheen went on to blast NBC bosses for punishing Williams, claiming the reporter was "clearly the victim of a transparent and vile witch hunt" and alleging executives are out to "discredit the genius that they relied on for almost 3 decades".
He also hailed Williams as a "true Patriot" and a "Hero of mine", and even offered the journalist a place to stay.
Sheen concluded the note by stating, "Mr W: respect love hi 5's and refuge (sic)! (if you need it!) I remain humbly and on dangerous standby at your service..."